Let's go through each question on the "Map of the United States" worksheet and solve them step by step, using geographical knowledge and the map provided.
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1. Color your state green.
✔ Instructions: This is a personal task. Students should locate their home state on the map and color it green.
*Example*: If you live in Texas, color Texas green.
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2. What is the largest state? _________ Color it yellow.
✔ Answer:
Alaska
- Alaska is the largest state by area in the U.S.
- Even though it’s not connected to the mainland, it's shown in the inset box (top left).
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✔ Action: Color
Alaska yellow.
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3. What is the smallest state? _________ Color it blue.
✔ Answer:
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island is the smallest state by area.
- It's located in New England, between Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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✔ Action: Color
Rhode Island blue.
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4. Color Nevada orange. Color the states that border Nevada purple.
✔ Answer:
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Nevada → Color it
orange.
- States that border Nevada:
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Oregon (north)
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Idaho (northeast)
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Utah (east)
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Arizona (south)
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California (west)
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✔ Action:
- Color
Nevada orange.
- Color
Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and California purple.
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5. What states border Florida?
✔ Answer:
- Florida is surrounded by water on three sides (Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico), but it shares land borders with only one state:
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Georgia (north)
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Alabama (northwest)
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✔ Answer:
Georgia and Alabama
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6. How many states have the word "New" in them?
✔ Answer:
List of U.S. states with "New" in their names:
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New York
- That’s
4 states.
✔ Answer:
4
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7. What state is south of Georgia?
✔ Answer:
- The state directly south of Georgia is
Florida.
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✔ Answer:
Florida
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8. What state is east of Arizona?
✔ Answer:
- Looking at the map:
- To the east of Arizona is
New Mexico.
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✔ Answer:
New Mexico
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9. What state is north of Wyoming?
✔ Answer:
- Directly north of Wyoming is
Montana.
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✔ Answer:
Montana
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10. What state is west of Kansas?
✔ Answer:
- West of Kansas is
Colorado.
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✔ Answer:
Colorado
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
| Question | Answer |
|--------|--------|
| 1 | Color your own state green |
| 2 |
Alaska (color yellow) |
| 3 |
Rhode Island (color blue) |
| 4 | Nevada = orange; borders =
Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, California (purple) |
| 5 |
Georgia and Alabama |
| 6 |
4 |
| 7 |
Florida |
| 8 |
New Mexico |
| 9 |
Montana |
| 10 |
Colorado |
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Tips for Students:
- Use the map carefully — look at state shapes and neighbors.
- Remember: Alaska and Hawaii are shown in insets.
- "Border" means sharing a common boundary (not just being nearby).
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